Football in Scotland
Season1908–09
Scotland
1908–09 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Celtic
Division Two champions
Abercorn
Scottish Cup winners
Withheld
Junior Cup winners
Kilwinning Rangers
Scotland national team
1909 BHC

The 1908–09 season was the 36th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 19th season of the Scottish Football League.

League competitions

Scottish League Division One

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic (C) 34 23 5 6 71 24 +47 51
2 Dundee 34 22 6 6 70 32 +38 50
3 Clyde 34 21 6 7 61 37 +24 48
4 Rangers 34 19 7 8 91 38 +53 45
5 Airdrieonians 34 16 9 9 67 46 +21 41
6 Hibernian 34 16 7 11 40 32 +8 39
7 St Mirren 34 15 6 13 53 45 +8 36
8 Aberdeen 34 15 6 13 61 53 +8 36
9 Kilmarnock 34 13 7 14 47 61 −14 33
10 Falkirk 34 13 7 14 58 56 +2 33
11 Hearts 34 12 8 14 54 49 +5 32
12 Third Lanark 34 11 10 13 56 49 +7 32
13 Motherwell 34 11 6 17 47 73 −26 28
14 Port Glasgow Athletic 34 10 8 16 39 52 −13 28
15 Queen's Park 34 6 13 15 42 65 −23 25
16 Hamilton Academical 34 6 12 16 42 72 −30 24
17 Morton 34 8 7 19 39 90 −51 23
18 Partick Thistle 34 2 4 28 38 102 −64 8
Source: "1908-1909 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
(C) Champions

Champions: Celtic

Scottish League Division Two

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Abercorn (C) 22 13 5 4 39 17 +22 31
2 Raith Rovers 22 11 6 5 46 22 +24 28
2 Vale of Leven 22 12 4 6 38 25 +13 28
4 Dumbarton 22 10 5 7 34 34 0 25
5 Ayr 22 10 3 9 43 36 +7 23
5 Leith Athletic 22 10 3 9 37 33 +4 23
7 Ayr Parkhouse 22 8 5 9 29 31 −2 21
7 East Stirlingshire 22 9 3 10 27 33 −6 21
7 St Bernard's 22 9 3 10 34 37 −3 21
10 Albion Rovers 22 9 2 11 37 47 −10 20
11 Cowdenbeath 22 4 4 14 19 42 −23 12
12 Arthurlie 22 5 1 16 29 55 −26 11
Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss
(C) Champions

Other honours

Cup honours

National

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup Cup withheld by SFA
Scottish Qualifying Cup Vale of Leven 5 – 2 Brechin City
Scottish Consolation Cup Wishaw Thistle 2 – 1 Arbroath
Scottish Junior Cup Kilwinning Rangers 1 – 0[lower-alpha 1] Strathclyde

County

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Aberdeen 4 – 0 Buckie Thistle
Ayrshire Cup Hurlford 1 – 0[lower-alpha 1] Ayr
Banffshire Cup Buckie Thistle 5 – 2 Fochabers
Border Cup Berwick Rangers 2 – 1 Selkirk
Dumbartonshire Cup Renton 1 – 0 Dumbarton
East of Scotland Shield Hibernian 2 – 0[lower-alpha 2] Hearts
Fife Cup Raith Rovers 3 – 0 East Fife
Forfarshire Cup Dundee 2 – 0 Brechin City
Glasgow Cup Third Lanark 4 – 0[lower-alpha 2] Celtic
Lanarkshire Cup Airdrie 2 – 0[lower-alpha 1] Hamilton
Linlithgowshire Cup Bo'ness 2 – 1 Bathgate
North of Scotland Cup Inverness Citadel 2 – 0 Clachnacuddin
Perthshire Cup St Johnstone 5 – 2 Dunblane
Renfrewshire Cup Port Glasgow Athletic 2 – 1[lower-alpha 3] Morton
Southern Counties Cup Dalbeattie Star 2 – 1 Nithsdale Wanderers
Stirlingshire Cup Alloa 2 – 1 Falkirk

Non-league honours

Senior

Highland League

Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Inverness Citadel 12 7 3 2 20 9 +11 17
2 Clachnacuddin 12 7 2 3 25 17 +8 16
3 Forres Mechanics 12 5 3 4 20 19 +1 13
Source: RSSSF

Other Leagues

Division Winner
Banffshire League Buckie Thistle
Border Senior League Berwick Rangers
Midland League Falkirk 'A'
Northern League Dundee 'A'
Perthshire League Crieff Morrisonians
Scottish Combination Galston
Scottish Union Falkirk 'A'

Edinburgh Exhibition

An invitational football tournament was held at the Exhibition Sports Grounds, Saughton, Edinburgh in August 1908, as part of the Scottish National Exhibition event being held there during that summer. There was a tournament for junior teams from the Lothians held in association with the exhibition.[1]

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Edinburgh Exhibition Cup Rangers 1 – 1[lower-alpha 4] Dundee
Ed. Junior Exhibition Cup[2] Newtongrange Star 2 – 0 Arniston Rangers

Scotland national team

Date Venue Opponents Score[lower-alpha 5] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
1 March 1909 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)  Wales 2–3 BHC Bobby Walker, Harold Paul
15 March 1909 Ibrox Park, Glasgow (H)  Ireland 5–0 BHC Jimmy McMenemy (2), Alexander Thomson, Sandy MacFarlane, Harold Paul
3 April 1909 Crystal Palace, London (A)  England 0–2 BHC

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • BHC = British Home Championship


Other national teams

Scottish League XI

Date Venue Opponents[3][4] Score[lower-alpha 6] Scotland scorer(s)
10 February 1909 Belfast (A) Northern Ireland Irish League XI 2–1
27 February 1909 Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) England Football League XI 3–1

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Replay needed
  2. 1 2 Second replay needed.
  3. ↑ Play off needed
  4. ↑ Won on a coin toss.
  5. ↑ Scotland's score is shown first.
  6. ↑ Scottish League XI's score is shown first.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "SCOTTISH NATIONAL EXHIBITION". Edinburgh Evening News. 4 May 1908. Retrieved 29 September 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "FOOTBALL". Dalkeith Advertiser. 2 July 1908. Retrieved 29 September 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "SFL XI v The Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "SFL XI v Irish Football League XI Record". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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